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Gumption
- Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
- Lu par : Nick Offerman
- Durée : 11 h et 42 min
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Description
The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the New York Times best seller Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a second book that humorously highlights 21 figures from our nation’s history, from her inception to present day - Nick’s personal pantheon of “great Americans".
To millions of people, Nick Offerman is America. Both Nick and his character, Ron Swanson, are known for their humor and patriotism in equal measure.
After the great success of his autobiography, Paddle Your Own Canoe, Offerman now focuses on the lives of those who inspired him. From George Washington to Willie Nelson, he describes 21 heroic figures and why they inspire in him such great meaning. He’ll combine both serious history with light-hearted humor - comparing, say, George Washington’s wooden teeth to his own experience as a woodworker. The subject matter will also allow Offerman to expound upon his favorite topics, which listeners love to hear - areas such as religion, politics, woodworking and handcrafting, agriculture, creativity, philosophy, fashion, and, of course, meat.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- O. Couston
- 16/05/2017
Moins bien que le premier, mais pas mal quand même
Ayant adoré son premier livre, Paddle your own canoe, j'ai acheté celui ci les yeux fermés et je fus un peu déçu. C'est juste moins intéressant globalement. C'est certes bourré de petites anecdotes marrantes à propos de grands hommes (et femmes) américains, mais très vite oubliables. Nick Offerman est toujours orateur génial, mais alors que son livre autobiographique était passionnant et donnait une bonne leçon de vie, ici on ne retient pas grand chose au final. C'est sympa, ca fait passer le temps, mais c'est tout, rien d'inoubliable. A recommander uniquement si on est fan de Nick Offerman et qu'on veut avoir lu/vu tout ce qu'il a fait.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Kate
- 23/06/2015
A Getty delight
Nick Offerman made me laugh out loud in public without shame. Thank you good sir.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Tamara Shope
- 14/09/2015
Swagger and mirth
Nick Offerman sold me on this book when I read that it would feature Theodore Roosevelt, Carol Burnett and Jeff Tweedy. I like Offerman -- you know where you stand with guys like him, and you know where guys like him stand on issues.
Each chapter details the lives and heroism of its subjects. Offerman makes strong cases for each person he picked, and uses their gumption as a springboard for his own views on politics, religion, comedy, the environment, and a host of other issues.
Offerman is likable and his main points -- that we need to be people of courage and kindness -- are timely and poignant.
What I didn't like about the book is that Offerman takes the opportunity in nearly every chapter to lay out his case about the same few topics. Certain types of religious folks, especially evangelical Christians, are the subject of many of these rants. The other thing that I struggled with is that his modern heroes are all his buddies or folks he already admired in some way. He wasn't moved by discovery very often, so the reader doesn't get the thrill of discovery with him. I agree with him that this type of book is "necessarily subjective," but the later chapters lack the freshness and enthusiasm as the earlier ones, simply because more research and discovery were involved.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire1 out of 5 stars
- Erin K
- 27/05/2015
Yawn
It's not as good as his first book. Very heavy on politics and religion, and sadly Mr. Offerman adheres to most of the Hollywood ideology.
While he tries to come across as middle of the road, he most definitely spouts off his hatred against anyone who believes in God and anyone who is conservative.
I honestly think he's still trying to figure out what he truly believes.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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- Scott
- 07/07/2016
Seriously?
The book started off well, but quickly devolved from a book about 'people who had gumption' to 'I have a lot of famous friends, let me tell you about them.' If you practice any kind of religion, if you are white, or male, have ever owned a firearm, or are anywhere near conservative in your beliefs, prepare to be shamed.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 14/01/2017
Too much lecturing
Many of the other reviews have said the same: the beginning of the book is interesting, telling stories of Americans with gumption with humor. But then the book devolves into Mr Offerman lecturing the reader/listener. If you agree with his opinions (which I often did) his relentless lecturing gets boring and oppressive, and if you do not agree (which I did on other subjects), then he certainly comes off as uninformed and wildly arrogant. The stories stop being about Americans with real gumption but turn into platforms for Mr. Offerman's opinions.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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- adam
- 14/07/2017
loved his other books, skip this one
I'm a fan of the author. I have enjoyed his other works. However I was not a fan of this one. just too much mixing of subjective opinions and occasional facts. I prefer either opinions or facts. not both.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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- Andrea Blum
- 26/08/2018
Started out good but faded quickly
The first few chapters were fascinating and very well done. However the rest of the chapters devolved into sarcastic and left leaning political commentary. I couldn’t make it through the book.
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Global4 out of 5 stars
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- Joe
- 08/06/2015
Buy it and listen, or buy it and don't. I recommend the former.
Funny, informative, and at times, thought provoking. I love the comedy of Nick Offerman, and I could listen to him tell stories until he falls over with exhaustion.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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- Demosthenes
- 10/01/2017
Entertaining, but Offerman loses his way
Gumption is humorous. Not uproarious nor silly, neither cerebral nor aloof, the book is exactly what you'd expect from a self-aware, but decidedly out of touch celebrity.
Offerman is an entertaining writer, but he struggles to balance the character he has created for himself and the man behind his mask. In speaking of his character, I'm not referring to Ron Swanson, his famous alter-ego from "Parks & Recreation." Offerman has carefully crafted a character he portrays in public for television interviews and public appearances; he's a rugged individualist who prides himself on labor, craftsmanship and (somehow related) independent thought. He lauds such attributes in characters from America's past and some of his contemporaries.
It is when he gets to contemporary figures where he loses the plot. I love Conan O'Brien and find him to be a quite humorous man; I likewise think Wilco is brilliant. I can't, however, imagine a scenario where there accomplishments would be stacked up against America's "gutsiest troublemakers" like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin James Madison and Elenor Roosevelt. The gravitas of the opening chapters so greatly overshadows the relative lightweights of the closing cast of characters as to render the overall point of the book almost nullified. Too bad. It starts great, but ends weak.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Charlie Kapuscinski
- 10/11/2016
It was just ok
I love Nick Offerman. He and I agree on a ton of things, but this book just isn't one of them. It was well written and listening to him made it ok, but it just felt a little too preachy for my taste.
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- Kenny nelson
- 06/06/2015
Very liberal
I really wanted to like this book. Unfortunately he seems to be stereo typical Hollywood liberal. Stating very many opinion that have very little facts to support then. Corporations are evil, GMO's, hydraulic fracturing, cars, technology, USA are all evil. It seems to me he wishes that the country in the world would stay in the 1900s and have stopped evolving since then. His writings on World War II are downright juvenile. Overall there are some very interesting characters that I hadn't know the ton about before hand. Unfortunately his spouting
made me want to constantly turn this audiobook off.
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